New federal bureau helps stop car theft across the country.
H.R. 10872 — Combatting Auto Robbery at the Source Act of 2026 · Filed by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a National Auto Theft Bureau in the Department of Justice. The bureau will keep a database of car theft facts. It will teach police and the public how to stop theft. It will run a $10 million pilot program. The pilot program helps state and local police share information and learn best practices.
Who it affects
People benefit from less car theft. Police departments get training and money to work together.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how the bureau will protect private facts when police share information. The bill does not say what happens after the pilot program ends.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- National Auto Theft Bureau — A new federal office that helps police stop car theft.
- pilot program — A test project to see if an idea works before doing it everywhere.
- database — A big collection of facts stored so people can find and use them.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,085 characters) on Oct 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,420 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-25.
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